In September 2001, then Prime Minister John Howard faced two crises, the Tampa affair and the 9/11 terror attacks in Washington, that would define 20 years of Australian immigration politics.

Political editor Tom McIlroy speaks with Greens senator about her priorities for Labor’s digital duty of care legislation, and why her party supported the government’s controversial plans for a new ko ...

The industry has been pushing for cuts to excise for decades. With the explosion in illegal cigarette sales, those calls have ...

ANALYSIS: All eyes are on the regional NSW seat of Farrer today as Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party faces its first federal litmus test since the last election. The fringe party has enjoyed a surge ...

The prevalence of nationalism, authoritarianism, and populism explains the rise of far-right politics in Australia.

Australia’s ruling Labor Party now finds itself directly under threat from the country’s insurgent nationalist party, One ...

Australian political journalism too often treats Canberra as a subject to report on rather than an engaged and highly ...

The election of Donald Trump to serve another term as president of the United States is sending most countries scrambling to understand the implications for their foreign policies. With Australia’s ...

A sleepy suburban seat in the outer suburbs of Perth called Secret Harbour, one that has voted Labor for virtually its entire history, swung firmly toward the opposite end of the political spectrum ...

Australia has spent a quarter of a century selling the world a simple idea: crack down on boats at the border, and people ...

Over 35 human rights organizations on Friday issued an open letter, addressed to the leaders of Australia’s three major political parties, urging them to foster a “civil and respectful discourse” on ...

When political parties consider potential Indigenous candidates, they often worry about voter backlash. It’s a concern rooted in Australia’s troubling history of racism and the ongoing discrimination ...